Minimum Rank & Awards Schedule

Shows the minimum rank and awards a unit member would normally qualify for depending upon the number of battle days accrued.

BATTLE DAYS	RANK EARNED BY BATTLE DAY COUNT	AWARDS EARNED BY BATTLE DAY COUNT	EQUIVALENT YEARS	HEER SINCE EQUIVALENT DATE
< 4	Genadier	None	< 4 M	1945 Jan or later
4	Obergrendier	None	4 M	1945 Jan
12	Gefreiter	Infantry Assault Badge	1 Y	1944 May
18 (approximately)	Gefreiter	Infantry Assault Badge	1 Y 6 M	1943 Nov
24	Obergefreiter	Infantry Assault Badge	2 Y	1943 May
30	Obergefreiter	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Bronze	2 Y 6 M	1942 Nov
36	Stabsgefreiter	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat – Bronze Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal	3 Y	1942 May
51	Unteroffizier	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Bronze Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon Iron Cross 2 Class	4.5 Y	1940 May
66	Unterfeldwebel	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Bronze Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon Iron Cross 2 Class Narvikschild	5 Y 6 M	1939 Nov
70	Unterfeldwebel	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Silver Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon Iron Cross 2 Class Narvikschild	5 Y 10 M	1939 Sep
72	Feldwebel	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Silver Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon Iron Cross 2 Class Narvikschild Iron Cross 1 Class	6 Y	1939 May
84	Oberfeldwebel	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Bronze Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon Iron Cross 2 Class Narvikschild Iron Cross 1 Class	7 Y	1938 May
96	Stabsfeldwebel	Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat - Bronze Ärmelband ‘Afrika’ Italo-Afrika Medal Long Service Ribbon (2) Iron Cross 2 Class Narvikschild Iron Cross 1 Class	8 Y	1937 May

BATTLE DAYS